property
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Labour calls for councils to help first-time buyersShadow chancellor John McDonnell says cheap, local authority-backed mortgages can help address decline in home ownership
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Uncertainty in the property market gives rise to the Brexit clauseOption to scrap deals in event of leaving EU keeps jittery buyers onside as market shows strain -
Let’s move to Leigh-on-Sea: ‘What a difference 15 years makes’It was Let’s move to’s first visit, in 2001, and it was to be the Next Big Thing – or so I thought -
Surreal estate: add some sparkle to this diamond in the roughOriginally a jewellery workshop in London’s Hatton Garden, this one-bedroom house is spread over three storeys and has a roof terrace
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The Bank of England’s governor should be feeling hotBrief letters: Baby death statistics | House prices surge | Spending a penny | How to greet a hare
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Can I avoid my home being sold to pay for care if I buy it with my son?We would be tenants in common but am wondering if he would have to be living in the property for it to be excluded from means-testing
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Will higher rate stamp duty apply if my ex wants to buy me out?Confusion over new rules and how they apply to purchasing full stake in part-owned property is affecting my chances of buying a place of my own
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resources
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Buying a homeYou can navigate your way through what can be a long and complex process by following these steps
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How to organise your finances'How to' guides for a wide variety of personal finance issues including: claiming benefits, taking out a loan, interest rates, buying a house, insurance, pensions, savings and tax
in pictures
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Homes around £150,000 – in picturesThese smallish but beautiful properties include a cottage with Glastonbury festival on its doorstep, and an Italian Alpine retreat an hour from Nice
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Homes for less than £250,000 – in picturesFrom a cottage in Kent to a pad in Putney, this is what you can get if you happen to have a quarter of a million pounds to spend
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Great Scott! A brewery that's worth exploring – in picturesHop in for a pint of polar history in this converted family home, once a brewery run and lived in by the parents of Scott of the Antarctic
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The 10 best Aztec looks for your home – in picturesAztec style is big news this summer – here’s our pick of the best pieces
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The gentleman of the Daily Mirror who found it necessary to drink a great deal of milk before his weekly lunches with Kingsley AmisCharles Lyte, the journalist who blossomed as a gardening writer
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It’s time slavery survivors shared in horticulture’s warm embraceA Chelsea show garden will show how gardens can help heal people rescued from modern slavery
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Top 10 secret gardens in the UKAll eyes may be on Chelsea for the flower show next week, but for a more peaceful day out, check out our selection of lesser-known oases around the UK
House prices face 18% hit if Britain quits EU, says George Osborne